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Madeleine de Young

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Madeleine de Young is a writer, digital consultant and indigenous storyteller. She lives in Auckland and works in Kapiti.

Protestors approach Waitangi Marae on February 5, 2016 (Photo Cam McLaren/Getty Images)

Ignore the ‘haters’ – this Waitangi Day, the right to protest is more relevant than ever

Radio host and political commentator Duncan Garner calls protestors at the Waitangi Marae "self-appointed meatheads" who "hijack the holiday for feeble grandstanding and cheap shots". It's just the latest attempt by Pākehā to ridicule and invalidate the Māori tradition of protest, says Madeleine de Young.

By Madeleine de Young | 31st January, 2017